Step Out Tasman Star Party & BBQ
Sat, 05 Oct
|Wai-Iti Dark Sky Park
We are supporting Step Out Tasman with a BBQ and star-gazimg at the Wai-iti Dark Sky Park
Time & Location
05 Oct 2024, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
Wai-Iti Dark Sky Park, 437 Wakefield-Kohatu Highway, Wai-Iti 7095, New Zealand
About the event
Step Out is TDC's annual month-long festival of active events that takes place throughout October in the Tasman District.
Astronomers will be setting gear up from about 5pm if anyone interested in seeing how telescopes are set up wants to watch; there will be a BBQ with hot drinks from 7-8pm and we’ll be viewing the sky from about 8pm onwards.
Saturn will be a great target to look out for, as it is angling it’s rings almost directly towards us - this will be a good opportunity to see the rings before they disappear from view for a year or so.
If cloudy/rainy the event will transfer to the Sunday night… if Sunday is also cloudy/rainy the event will be cancelled. The weekend weather forecast looks grim, but let’s hope things change in the interim.
So we know how many people will attend so we can plan the BBQ,…